Universal vise



April z, 1935. BENZ 1,996,719

UNIVERSAL VISE Filed Jan. 6, 1932 E, D21 E, ik! my www Y witheiltunsrewing "theiaws and without injury Patented' Apr. 2,` 19357 Y l Invises of the well knowntype the jawsthe'reoi areto b e1 interchangedeach time/according to"v arel tobe removed and the jaw isl generally {to-be. withdrawn lfrom -a `dovet'ailed-guide, whereupon the jaws' are replaced by otherjaws Aof` desired shapef mounted in the sameway,which requires absence.' ofv anyy arrangement V.for lockinlgfthe pivoted jaws in' Ya reliable-way. 13111 visesl having rotating. jaws the working piecesffrequently,:slide in thewprking operatiqri, wherebythey w'iube 1 Owing to rnyjpresentV intention the principal objections mentioned will: be avoided. and all. the

working piecesrinigenezalx -n1ay `be immediatelyfA to theworking pieces. f Ihenew/universal interchangeable rotating jawnlay be' lockedin anyl iesired direction and yirnrnediately fr replaced5 by 30 working pieces. The'pivot pins oftsaial nterhangeablerotatingjaws are circular or polygonal in gre- Ss f Seein' and the; mes-:ofthe Jaws are v'l1ardene'cl in such a way that theywillibelscarcely subject to wear'. My vinvention enables me to In ythe accompanying drawing 1 haveillustrated `several Vembodiments of my invention bywayY of exaniple' Fig.; is a viewof a rotatable and. interchangeable jaw laccording to this invention, having a cylindrical pivot, and ascrew for locking said Vjawin position. Fig.V 2 is a sectional view LalonglineIL-II in Fig'.r 1,'of'a jaw as illustrated in Fig. 1-, showing a particular mounting. of the Y Vadjustablework-engaging face. Fig. 3 isra'secf tional view through the pivotrofa rotatable jaw rnucli` time.y A Afurther:A objection residesin the y Y,

- invention. 8 is avertioal tran sverfsev section injured- .Visas enabling-@11 thewolkiee nieces in generali-fov be gemengde great deniheand rWidthbetween the two ,-jaws have notfbeen conv structed heretofore. Sectional nutsfanci` the like other-sparejaws Vof shapes: corresponding-tothe l lobtain a serious technical finiproveinent'whilst Y -drt. .According',to. another formof mounting locking said jaw in positn-inthe'vis.f Fig fi; is a perspectivelv'iew corresponding to Fig. .3'. f is a side 'i/iew,` partly insection, of a vislepr'ovidedf with a jaw according to FigLQ ,1, Yfor tighteningVV .5

extra wicleYand/or deep workpiecegsaid `vise being provided withv an v auxiliaryf jaw. FiggQ .is a vertical transverse seetion throughA line 1 n 6 -6 oi Fig. 5. Figfl isa side viewg'partlyfin section, 0f anlherfrm of vise according tofthzisg1QA throughffof Eig. 7 Fig'. 9 isa view of` ofFig. 5 on alarge scale. y Fig;4 -10 "ill'strat application ofjthe.inventionfto aportable ates the -appliation of .the m i n Eig..

' or the 'handleris carriedvv by anvexcent'ri'c canili horizontally journaleizlv in.aperfor'ationjthrough 1 the wallltof the socketas'showninliggiso .that byfunscrewing the setfscrewl `or1byfreversng the .lever 4 the rotatablegjaw 4n iay be Withdrawn immediately and lreplaced-by .a jaw of [different shape. -With thefei'centricfcam 51,1 the portion Y21` of the jaw will preferably lbefpoly'gonal; biit'rnay be cylindrical asfrillustrate, and by` turning the lever 4; the cam 5 t :tightened againstth'e said t portion 21whereby .thej aw'spre'ssed ilot'vrn-i51ai1:1` -K lyin the socket- 4 L rrhepivotauysupported wprk-eng`aging rages,

asillustrated,mrig-11gis-m0unted on@ bau-'or it roller,bearing$11,` allowingflateraldisplaceinnt i y ofsaid face;andfcoveredv-bynieans ofja .protectingV metalfsheet 'I4 secured byisorews Lor the like, .in

order to protectthet bearings againstdustlland I w 4.5

the face 6. vshown in Fig. 52", the latter-.is mounted by -means of screws 6a and i nut 6cconnected 'through a universal ball-'soclietjoint v6o,l whereby i: saidwork-engagingfface is capableoi takingany f, 50.

inclination. :The `work-elng'ag'ing` tace also interchangealole.l

.Fig. 5;showsa parallelivisefor `tightening*lin'V depth and lWidththe bedplate of whichis `provided withthe interchangeable .rotatable jaw l, yhaving I the Vportion 21 0femlygeel gsfsiioe ene-the a shortened' lfootgvisehaving'ajpivotlpinf? i of the vise are' not connected'byfsaid spindles.

This particular vvise-permits of. tightening workj ing pieces vhaving wide front' parts', which is not fio ' handit;,from` left its right the work-piece uns rmlyisecuredrbetween the .jaws andjcan be-v interchangeable auxiliary'vise'jaw I5a,'enabling possible-:with `known lvises,A and, it l may be lcon- Vstructed as a stationary or as aLV portable vise. ll'he vise is mounted on a supportingffoot I5.fAc-, u cording to the number of intermediate wheels ILT:

theflower spindlewillbe left orright threaded,

whereby a rvery practical eiect willfbe produced.V 'Ihefwheels are housed withinV the' 1casing 1'I81and- 'a guide-way I4 is alsoprovided forrthejaw I3.

By turning the handle I fromfigh'tto lett'the jaws I and I3 cornelf'urther apart 'and` a workin .piece such as II rmay beinserted betweenthem.

The jaW .:I is lockedin suitableposition by means VV.of 'the screwf3,"`andtheiwork-engaging face 6 Lis turned'alsoinsuitable positionj VBy lturning the worked on. 21.' designatesprotecting'meansffor the screws Vwhichv wil1 be described with reference to Fig. 9'. Moreover this embodiment 'has' van very wide piecesto be tightened; saidfauxiliary vjaw isdisplacedfby'means ,of thewhee1' I5b, the

Y said auxiliary vise, thejaw I..willjbe removed. I5c aA supportingjlegV of morenr .lessijgreat length. .1 Thehinge l15d. en'ables' said auxiliary plicable :to any-"type of vise.

.j y rag; 'vis aromi Yofthey vise acebreirig' to this.

invention, having extra' wide jaws, of which the one Iis 'simply pivotal,whilst-,fthe otheris pivot-v;y ,ablefand' slidable.V L'lillevise. 'conlprises fa' main Strldard'l'l'l'secuid to' the bench, and which tauy pivote@ mithesiiqegmember aaproviaed withVK a vertical, sleeve"32 ,.which forms a bearing. 3|' designates e .Sore-w,..fcrewd ttPlwUeh" the 55 formsLthe" socket for 'the pivotal jaw I, aside#- scribedjwith'refverencefto Figs. l and 5, and corri` prising .the same elements designated by'thefsame reference numerals, The e opposite; jawfI3 .is mounted vslidableto,and troon a dovetailed lslide .33 guided 9?." gI'OQVeQ -Of- CIreSDOndng .Shape formed in 1a; horizontally projectingr` portion- 34` of the standardIS. lThe jawl3 also horizoning: cfk the jaw, and is, directly operatedby'thel handlekli- The lower spindle t9 hasfitsjfront end 'ajournaled 'in the v'sleeve 3.2 and .is therefore not affected I by thepitoting of 'the' jaw.:V The connection Vbetween the spindles 8 and 9' canl be Vprovidedby means ofthe vertical'shaft 2| and the vbevelledigear-.wheelsV 20, but a sprocketwheel Vand chaintconnection may also be used. j Above the' upper` spindle there arejoil/erlapping' metal Y' fplates-ZIwhch protectv the threadsfand toothed- 0 l Y wheels froml "the lings. l AQ is ther working piece. Fig. 9 shows theprotectingmeans of Fig; 5in

fthe shape' ofj boxes 'fcumedv ofja plurality of inem- YVbers, the members 28 ofrwhichrt'into eachother,

that is they Emaybe opened and closed by 'means 'ofpins' 29 and slots 30;FigrlOillustratesaportable vise for tightening deep and.V wire work- Vjaw; I,'and the movable. work-engaging face 6 according toulig.- 1 or Fig. 2. The other jaw I3 is displaced in a manner similar to Fig. 5, by means spindle 8 isprotected by meansof'the'boiies accordingto Fig.9. Fig. 11 shows the application pieces.' kThiswse is provided 'with the rotatame of the rotatable jaw I and movable'work-engagingv face Gf-toV a quick tightening vise, Aarranged on a base plate 22 and the supporting leg I3 of which is'pivotally connected at the bottom byumeans lofi-a. :doublepivot 123 and held and supported at Vthe-'topby means of a sleeve `shaped bearingon vfa' toothedtighteningbar 24, the quick-tightening "being'obtain'ed, the known manner, by the vteeth 25 engaging thev pin 26 on' the legV I5', the operator graspingthe'` head I of the vise with hishand ,to this end: VArranged above the threads .of ftheitightening screw is a .metal protecting plate, i v ,A f

The loperation of the-device is the same forall adjusted betweenthe jaws ,'the jaw I being ro- .tated'and locked in suitableposition and the y Y 1 Workeengaging face 6 is set at the angle required; screw spindle I5 f.of which is xedly butV rotat- 28 cover-'the spindles 8; gland` the gear-Wheels;A

Fig. 5 .shows avise for tightening .extra-wide, vlonggand,deepworlg-pieces II.i For very long work-pieces thexjawl I can be dispensed with, and

the jawI 5a used; by beingl adjusted' by wheel I5'b.

at the correct length. Fig.' 7 shows va visehaving eXtra-wide jaws Irandl |13; mainlyf'for'very -wide worlr-pieces;f Fig." 110 shows'va Vise'for'wide and `extra'long pieces, thelengthhere being adjusted forwardly`byforwarddisplacenientof the jawY I3. Iig. 11 showsgthe application ofthe rotatable vjaw I andradjustable work-engagingjface 6 Vto a quickv-tightening vise. a Y u j -Having now-fully describedV my said invention, whatLclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent;-is: 1 l

' 1.*In aj universal vise,tl1ecombination with a suppOrtingle'g, a rotatable jaw mounted'thereon,

A )and a work-engaging face rotatable in any direc'- lar relatonito the jaw 1I. i The sliding of the jaw. `I3 is operated' throughftwoscrewspindles 8 and '9.,` 'lflrieupper spindle passes through ajh-oblong opening I9` forme'dlin the' jawyI 3, to`Vv allow Divottion Yon saidv jaw, a lower-guide wayV projecting forwardlyfrom said supporting leg, a. second jaw movable in.' said guide way, an upperfanda' lower screw" spindle extending and working through said second jaw, 'gear wheels connecting said screw 4 spindles, ahandle operating one ofY said spindles,

fofa metal'sheet covering the rotatable jaw, and of telescopic'jcovering means for the screw spinrvdlesv and gear wheels. u."

2. In a. universal vise, thecombination vwith a` VV,supporting leg, a rotatable jaw'mounted thereon,

and a'work-engaging face rotatable on said jaw in any. direction, aglowerguide. way projecting forwardly from said supporting leg, a second jaw movable in said guideway, an upper and a lower screw spindle extending and working through said second jaw, .gear wheels connectingC said screw spindles,Y a handle operating one of vsaid spindles,

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i V3. .Ina universal vise',Y the combination with a supporting leg, a rotatable jaw mounted thereon',V and a Work-engaging face rotatable on said jaw in Y any direction,fa lower guide Way projecting-forwardlyefrom said supporting leg, a' second jaw jaw and being rotatablyvmounted insaid socket,

sad pivotpin having a portion of reduced-polygji onal cross-section, means in said socket, cooper-n`A ating with said portion of` polygonalsectiomyfor securing said jaw'n a determined angle, a workengaging `face rotatabl'on said jaw in any direction, a guide way projecting forwardly from-said; Y supportingleg, a :second jaw movable said guide wayzand rotatable in a Vguiding member v,

said guide` way,V an. upper and a lowerscrew spindle,.the one leftV threadedrandfthe ,other right threaded, a gear wheel.connection'ibperat-` l ing said screw spindles inversely, a handle operatl -ing one of'said spindlesa metal sheet covering Vtheriirst said rtatableijaw;andeoverlapping cov? ering means forthe screw spindles and gears.A A .s 

